František Brezina slid on the bottom wing but fortunately he managed to still hold the struts with his arms even though…
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The day Romanian IAR 80 fighters claimed to have shot down 24 American P-38 Lightnings
by Dario LeoneThe IAR 80 fought mostly against the Russians, but one engagement on Jun. 10, 1944 put it against America’s P-38. The…
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These prop WWII fighters were (slightly) better than the P-51D Mustang
by Dario LeoneThe P-51D was perhaps the apex of WWII era piston engine fighters. A few designs were in the wings with the…
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Check out this dramatic photo of an F6F smashing into 6 other parked Hellcats with pilots aboard
by Dario LeoneA Hellcat smashes into 6 other F6F parked forward on Cowpens’ flight deck as crewmen duck and run for cover. Note that there are pilots…
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Piggybacks! USAAF P-51 Mustang pilots explain how they were able to shoot down a flight of Mistel combinations over Germany
by Dario Leone“I turned into the second combo with my wingman Lt Moore behind me. I fired a short burst from 90° at…
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The story of Operation Millennium: the first RAF “thousand bomber raid” against Nazi Germany
by Dario LeoneAlthough there was heavy rain in England, the weather conditions over Germany were ideal on the night of 30/31 May, 1942…
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During World War II many P-47 pilots were lost in accidents while learning to fly the mighty Jug, here’s why
by Dario LeoneNo P-47 dual-seat trainers were ever built, and some pilots found the step up in performance from the Texan to the…
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The epic story of the Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot who saved the lives of the crew of a badly damaged American B-17 by escorting the crippled bomber over the North Sea
by Dario LeoneIt was a Christmas miracle in the making. The American B-17 bomber was damaged and defenseless, and the Bf 109 of…
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Did you know that during WWII German night fighter pilots suffered from “Moskitoschreck” (“Mosquito terror”)? Here’s why ‘The Wooden Wonder’ was the most feared Allied plane in WWII by the Axis
by Dario LeoneThe Mosquitoes shot down several hundred German night fighters (278 total), in addition to which a number of German fighters crashed…
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The story of James Howard, the P-51 Mustang pilot who fought alone, for 30 minutes against Luftwaffe fighters to protect B-17 bombers egressing from skies over Germany
by Dario LeoneHoward engaged the enemy for 30 minutes while flying above the target area, downing three and damaging a fourth to become…
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